One song sounds like Jane's Addiction, one BonJovi, one Blind Melon, one Bad Religion

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One song sounds like Jane's Addiction, one BonJovi, one Blind Melon, one Bad Religion

Tthere's really nothing original on the new Offspring record. One song sounds like Jane's Addiction, one Bon Jovi, one Blind Melon, one Bad Religion. They've become an unimaginative copycat band...". - Greg from Bad Religion talking about Ixnay on the Hombre

Who the fuck cares? Anyone can say that any song from any band sounds like some other song from some other band and someone will agree with it. That doesn't mean it was copied or stolen or referenced so who gives a shit?

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Tthere's really nothing original on the new Offspring record. One song sounds like Jane's Addiction, one Bon Jovi, one Blind Melon, one Bad Religion. They've become an unimaginative copycat band...". - Greg from Bad Religion talking about Ixnay on the Hombre

Which songs do you think he's describing?

I remember him (Bret) saying that in an IRC chatroom in 1997... under some stupid nickname like startrooper or something...

Who the fuck cares? Everyone can say that any song sound from any band sounds like some other song from some other band and someone will agree with it. That doesn't mean it was copied or stolen or referenced so who gives a shit?

It's true that it's not that important, but I just find it interesting because Brett from Bad Religion is a prominent musician.

I can't figure out what the fuck he means with the Blind Melon reference. I mean, people really only know one Blind Melon song (No Rain), and the Offspring have never done anything like that as far as style and dynamics.

Also, I find it quite a stretch to call them an "unimaginative copycat band" after the release Ixnay of all records. The change from Smash to Ixnay was probably the most dramatic change in their entire career. It's not groundbreaking music, but "unimaginative" definitely doesn't come to mind compared to the relative monotony of their previous work.

The Offspring are a far cry from an original band - they've never had their own style, with every album sounding very similar to another artist or other artists, and they often recycle their own songs. However, these comparisons are weird. No Offspring song has ever sounded like Bon Jovi, and I haven't listened to much Blind Melon, but I absolutely do not see that, either.

And saying an Offspring song was ripped off from a Bad Religion song is hilarious, considering Bad Religion isn't all that original, either.